Farewell Lunch

The students attended a farewell lunch where they were presented with certificates. A special mention for Sumika and Yume as they won individual awards.

They were presented by Mark Bell, the coordinator for the English Language Program. 

Yume (photos)

Hikaru (final blog)

Japanese

カナダに来てもう７週間がたとうとしています。まだ来て数日しかたっていない感覚です。７週間ホストファミリー、クラスメイト、友達ととても楽しい時間を過ごしました。まだ帰りたくありません。

Rumi (final blog)

あと一週間もありません。寂しくなります。パッキングをしてみたのですが半分がお土産で埋まりました。めちゃくちゃお土産が多いです。もっとカナダで遊びたかったです。もう日本に帰りたくないですw明日は最後のオーボエレッスンです。先生と写真を撮りたいです。でも、楽器をあまり吹いていないので本番のSoloが心配です。八月はホストファミリーが忙しいので最後の土日はあまり過ごせないかもしれません。でも、土曜日に日本の料理を作ってあげます。

Mie (final blog)

Japanese

ついに来週の火曜日に帰る事になります。早いです。まだまだこっちでしたい事がたくさんあります。そして１番つらいのはホストファミリーとの別れです。それを思うと心臓がぎゅーとなります。残りの数日間、思い残すことがないように過ごしたいと思います。カナダでの７週間は私にいろんな事を教えてくれました。


English

This weekend is last of holiday so I will have time with the host family.

Yume (final blog)

Hello. I have to back to Japan after 5 days. I can't imagine living back in Japan because I'm living in Canada and I'm really enjoying it.
Everyday I talk about many things with my host family but when I get back to Japan I can't talk to them anymore. So I will be so sad. I will miss my host family.

University of Alberta is nice school.
My ESL class was everybody friendly, funny and so exciting. I like my class and my friends.
I want to more study English in here.

Canada is very very nice and awesome place.
The sky is so large and feel close, people is warm, and nature.
Sometime I wanna back to here again!
My Canada life was so wonderful.
I don't forget about this awesome memories surely.

I hope, I became real family with my host family.
I love family.
Thank you.

Sumika (final blog)

Hello, this is the final blog! I can't believe it.
I talk with host family about last day recently. It makes me so sad.
First time to came here, I don't want to stay here longer. But now, my mind is change.
I don't want back to Japan and don't want to leave for my host family.
They treat me like a real daughter, and it makes me so happy.
I don't have any words how to explain my feeling to my host family.
I really love them.

I enjoyed study English at University of Alberta and enjoyed activity at the ESL class.
I made a lot of friends at there. I have a many different country's friends!
They are all nice and friendly. I must miss them. I want to take contact with them when I back to Japan.

I also like Canada, especially Edmonton, Albarta.
People are everyone kind, like to say joke and talkative.
Here has a nice nature and animals. I always see bunnies at my host family's house!

I enjoyed this trip. I will enjoy the least days.

Kaori (final blog)

Hi~~! This is my last week in Canada.I had so much fun time~~ I dont wanna go back to Japan.  I just finished writing my Thanks Card to host family.  Actually I'm not sure what I write in this blog. kkk
Anyway, I have a nice time in here with host fam or my friends.  And I'm gonna miss my classmates and host families.  At first, I didn't talk them much, but now I always talk with them.

I'm very glad to spent my summer time in Canada.  I love Canada as so far.   I'm gonna enjoy least days:)

Asami (final blog)

Hello.
We are going back next Tuesday so we don't have much time to stay here. Actually, I don't want to go back to Japan because I having really good time here. It is much better than in Japan. How can I stay here another few months? haha

Anyway, I will spend time with my friends here as much as I can.  That's why I have a lot of plane from last week and also this week. I will go to WEM, South common, BBQ and Galaxy Land again. I'm really excited go all of these places.

The fist week, I really wanna go back to Japan and that day was really long week for me. However, after that, time was becoming very fast. Its seems like only a week for a month. I didn't think the time will going that fast. If I know that time will thats fast, I will spend more time with my friends and my host family.

I just wanna appreciate to my friends here and my host family. I'm sure, I gonna miss them and I will cry last of school day and last day of my Canadians life.

However, I can learn a lot of English in ESL class but my English is still not enough so I will continue study English. I hope I can coming back here.
At the original class is really good member which is two class together until Japanese university student was coming. Then, our class was separated a week before. I'm not really like that class because I was separated class with my friend and my right now class is really quiet that is no one talk in English. So I always meet my friends outside of class at break time.

Well, I will spend really good time as much as I can and I will make really good memory with my friends. So, see you at school in Japan.

Yoshinari (final blog)

japanese
カナダに来て約６週間がたちました。カナダにきてからもう６週間がたったと考えると
あっという間でしたこの６週間いろんな人にお世話になりました。マークや通訳者のまゆみさん、大学の先生、そしてホストファミリーこう考えてみるとみなさん本当によくしてくれました、この恩は絶対に忘れません。
僕は２週間前にバンフにいってきましたバンフという場所には国立公園がありロッキー山脈がみえとても綺麗でした。そのほかにもボランティアに参加したりお祭りや買い物に行ったりとても充実した留学生活を過ごせました。
あと１週間という短い期間しか残っていませんが悔いのないよう過ごしたいです。

English
I have been in Canada for 6weeks.
I spend a great time!
Because I went to Banff and festivals and volunteers and shopping.
I went to watch a football game on Friday of this week!
I look forward to very much!!!

Wataru (final blog)

Japanese

カナダに来て、もう６週間になりました。

あとカナダ生活も一週間なんて、とても信じられません！

すごく時がたつのが早いと思います。

１週間前から、毎日のように予定を入れ

すごく充実した毎日を送っています。

フェスティバルやショッピングなどをし、とても楽しいです。

今週の金曜日は、アラビア人とCFLを観に行き、

日曜日は、クラスの人たちと皆んでDinnerに行く予定があり、

とても楽しみにしています。

本当に日本に帰ると考えると、

とても悲しいです。

English

I have been in Canada for 6 weeks.

I want stay here. 

Because i made many friends here.

Last Saturday I went to Heritage Festival with my friends!!!!

We participated in the Festival as Volunteers.

It was so much fun.

This week i have some plans!!!!!

For example..... 

I go to Football games on friday.

Edmonton Eskimos VS Montreal Alouettes!!!

I go to Amusement park on Saturday.

I go to Dinner with my class mate on Sunday.

Anyway I have many many plans!!!!!!

                                                                            etc.....

I had a really good time for meeeee.

I hope to came to back Canada.

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ryuta (final blog)

もうすぐでエドモントンから日本に帰ります。土曜日はカリビアンフェスティバルのパレードに行きました。 はじめてカリビアンの衣装などを見て思った感想は強烈だと思いました。そして夜にはホストファミリーとその友人たちとバーベキューに行きました。だけど俺以外全員ウガンダ人でした。こっちの肉は量は多いけど味は美味しいです。食後すぐにサッカーやろうぜと言われたのでサッカーをしました。相手、味方も全員ウガンダ人でした。単なる3対3のサッカーなのに相手が「トライアングル」と聞こえた時点で本気でやってるんだなと感心しました。全員日本人にはない運動神経があって上手かったです。だけどちゃんとゴールもアシストもしました。日曜日はエドモントンモールなどで買い物をしました。土産が荷物に収まりきれないと思ったので、リュックサックを買いました。

I will come back to the home next week. It had good experience in Edmonton.  I want go Edmonton again. 

Shuji (final blog)

カナダに来て６週間が経ちました。

後１週間で日本に帰ります。

カナダに来て様々な事がありました。

カナダで、とても貴重な経験をしました。

僕としては初めての海外で過ごす夏休みでした。

日本に帰ったら、とても忙しくなりそうです。

夏休みが終わるとテストがありますが、その事を考えると少し不安になります。

来年の夏休みは、受験のためあまり休めないと思います。

その事を考えると、今回のホームステイは心にとても大きな影響を来年残すでしょう。

このホームステイは英会話についての向上にとても大きな影響があったと思います。

 大学に行っても社会人になっても、この事は忘れないと思います。

 後１週間、勉強がんばります。

I have been in Canada for 6 month.

 I will go home 1 week later.

I had a lot of event in Canada.

I had a valuable experience.

This is my first summer vacation in the other country.

I will be busy in Japan.

I worried about test of end of vacation.

I will be busy next summer vacation.

I think this experience influence my heart.

I think this home stay influence my communication.

I remember until I have the job.

I want to study for 1 week.

Kaki (final blog)

This is the last week , a little don't want to go back to Japan . These days gradually is cooling . Last week's had many holiday . Last weekend I went to a festival . There are many mosquito , and very hurt.

I like Canada .The people are very friendly.

Alberta

Many of the students have traveled down to Banff over the last few weeks so I thought I'd share some of the pictures I took today with you from Banff and Jasper.